Key Takeaways TA453, an Iranian-state aligned actor, masqueraded as British scholars to covertly target individuals of intelligence interest to the Iranian government in what Proofpoint has dubbed Operation SpoofedScholars. | Continue reading
Proofpoint researchers identified a new variant of the Buer malware loader distributed via emails masquerading as shipping notices in early April. | Continue reading
In 2020, Proofpoint detected more than 180 different malicious applications, attacking over 55% of customers with a success rate of 22%. | Continue reading
*//*-->*//*-->*/TA542, an actor that distributes Emotet malware, took an extensive break from delivering malicious emails in 2020. They were absent from the landscape for over five months, last seen on February 7 before returning on July 17, 2020. While Emotet usually takes break … | Continue reading
Hupigon is a remote access Trojan (RAT) that has been around since at least 2006. Hupigon has been anecdotally associated with state-sponsored APT threat actors among others. Proofpoint researchers have recently discovered a large volume Hupigon campaign primarily targeting both … | Continue reading